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©1011 by Louis Joserh Vance (Contined From Our Last Issue) She rehearsed the bhut Bel failed not only to call at the hour ap pointed or to send word of explana tion. Lucinda had sacrificed the ning to sense duty; a true fice, for Lynn was leaving carly next morning to fortnight with | his company in logging eamp. Losing patience the Alexandria or was informed that “checked early saying nothing of return No next sOENE eve- of saeri spend an Oregon Lucinda called the telephone, and Mr. Druce hadi in the an morning, 1o, out" intention the trans- from Rellamy ind nothir note came morning. I bi nes not hailed her bl b ning sgreat putting over Then eln Zinn's companion, Miss Lee first production.” athwart fts dark- withdrawn, had thick and genial accents from the rear of the long, tunnel-like chamber, right on in, Miss Lee, We'll in a4 minute. Just run- of the fillum come Joe Jacques yesterday that boy Summerlad's this time."” fluttering heart, her husband 1 light wavering and would have nn's ack-walled, “Come through some from stuff rough Lu- in with a vda identified hands with Mr new tenant of mine, going|g here same as you, just for space to make his * Shake Druce, work a leas fall —t Lovable EAGLE BRAND another thing I cut out haven't woman Not ) in NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 19 “There “What to all | ratner, is gossip then?" do you think? reports, you've heen you and this chap lad—'stepping out together,' say in Hollywood," Lucinda affected a shrug of indif- ferenee, Bell 'musn't guess she cared what people sald, “'And what has that to do “Just this, 1 don't like it v If you want to run around with a movie actor, that's your affair; but 80 long a8 you remain my wife, \t's my affair, too, Don't forget it's my name you're tralling through the muck of this sink-hole of scandal.’ She flamed at him but he wouldn't heed. “You don't to get away According going it, Hummer- as they babies It’s their health that makes them so good— and health comeg,from As 1 suppose you're going with the Linda Lee thing much longer, do you? If all these people don't know it's an as- sumed name now, they jolly soon will, If you're going through, if you're bent on leading the life you have been] leading ever since you fell in with these people, be good enough to keep my wife's name out of it! Get your divorce, and get it soon, That's all I have to ask of you." Lucinda replied with ciination of her head, like a shot, looked sideways at another since * * *¥ even after discovering I'd Jove with another man?” a slow in- 00 L. junderstand = » o No more did she, 13ut the seeds of suspiclon that conversation planted took rpot readily and flowere dinto a dark jungle of sirange fancies In which fears ran wild until Lynn Sum- merlad came home to charm them all away, Lucinda qnly needed to see him, indeed, to forget her troubles altogether and become once more the voluntary thrill of a species of in- toxication as potent to her senses as a drug. The Lontains had arranged a sup- per party at Santa Manlca in Sum- merlad's honor for that night. At seven Summerlad called, finding his way unannounced to Lucinda's sit- ting-room. She went to his arms with a cry of joy, buried her face on hik shoulder, clung to him as if she would never let him go. “I've missed you so, missed you so!" Lynn, I've (Continued in Our Next Issue) ARMY TO SELL RADIO TUBE! R _JUST TEA? “Salada” vacuum tubes, at $6.60 each, on June b, when the War Department sells this surplus stock at the Signal Sta- tion, General Intermediate Depot, Fifty-ninth street, South Brooklyn, Release 5,500 to Meet Necds of Am- ateur Wireless Fans, Washington, May 26.—Amateurs The tubes are Type VT, No. 11, man- | ufactured by the General Electric company. No more than three will be sold to any one person. These tubes, say War Department, have never been used and are part ‘Do you drink "SALADA" Thei-e'a a dil&nct difference in favor of | w2ms k‘nrps. They have been relcased to fill an urgent demand of the amateurs of the United States for such tubes, as apart of, and in connection with the training activities of the Signal Corps. * Tubes may be purchased by mail, and in this case money order or cer- tified checks must be made out to the Chief Signal Officer of the Army. — Best coffee, 3 1bs for $1. Russcll “What!™ and experimenters in radio telephony At that protest eves of “What you want is my dearest wish,” she said. “Depend on it, Bel. I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture “That's simply Bellamy declared heartily. “Any- thing I can do to help along, of course—just let me know."” “I'll be glad if you'll go now,"” Lu- cinda told him. *“I think I've had about all I can stand for one day.” “Then ‘goodby, my dear—a thou- sand thanks!" even after that. Somehow casual women don't mean anything| to me any more—I means, casual flirtations. They're too damn’ stupid| silly waste of time. 1 guess I had to be squiffy, as I used to be most of the time, not to be bored by them then." “This is all very sure, But after plain—now, does i “It explains why 1 followed you out here the first trip, why I had to see you in another man's arms, ki ing him, and then hear all the small-| town gossip about you two before I{dEbeljevenseiie next sey “Not any to the hot that Lucinda hushband a great wanted or had at any time leaving Chi- cago. Tt was stra it wasn't like Bel to treat any woman so rudely, XXI1V Jacques kept the Summerald com- pany away so long that its return found the first Tinda lee production in full swing, v=th Rarry Nolan in command, Lucinua playing the supple puppet of his whdw, Fanny demurely walking through the feminine part of gecond importap—s, and Lontaine functioning at the peak of his capaci- ty as executive genius. Why it should be 2> hard nobody seemed to know and taine was too busy to explain To all his symptoms of hustle and bounce, his played silent but attentive audience; though often- times her pretty eyes would light up with an unspoken comment too pun- gent to be wasted and, discreetly would find it without fail in Barry Nolan Trish both by descent sion, Nolan had at | conspicuously developed. What others he possessed wus a question which came to occupy many l.ucinda’s spare moment. She couldn’t for Nolan’ zh place in the cinema, unless a sprightly disposition, a fetching grin, infectious verve, im- pudence without end, and a distinctly indicated vein of genius at shooting, summed up the essential| '"" _ Aoy : (qualifications lof. & director- who prie=|i8n'i—1s can't true! Bel: It isn't ended to earn a wage of $25,000 per)'rue you're production e iy But Lucinda first ability because of his norance concerning principles of social usage Since the story they con- cerned with had to do with people of | fashionable New York, Lucinda thought it important that their man- convention; but Nolan was so little learned in such matters and his im- patience with them was whole- hearted: *“Ah, what's the matter? Ninety per cent of your audiences are solid bone from the neck up the rest wouldn't think they'd got their money's worth unless they found something to beef about in a picture. Why worry about iittle things like that? Tife's too short, and we're wasting time!" . But that distrust of Barry Nolan's competency which troubled Lucin- da’'s mind almost from the very out- set of their association had yet to crystallize on the Saturday when Summerlad was expected home To get rid of Lucinda's presence, which instinct was already begin- ning to-warn him wassilently skepti- cal of his claims—Nolan' & ully suggested that she might like to review the rushes of yesterday's camera work. Assuming that she would find projection-room empty, lL.ucinda made her way to it without hothering to remove her make-up, but on opening the door saw a fan-like beam of tur- conrs the el in the 0 weeks to with the about than pired eral riddle; thought deal more will have a chance to purchase 10,000 ©of the current stock of the Signal| prothers.—advt. ————eeee———— e e ey of Zinn's with dismayed litle sur- monosyllable Lucinda saw pig grow wide affor ) her she since to fortunate, Mr. Zinn, in plendid of you! honor of Miss Bellamy took am having the acquaintance, ady ee's interesting, I'm all, it doesn't ex- THE BEST NEWS IN THIS PAPER TODAY XXV “It is funny,” Lucinda confessed to IFanny that night. “I don’t pretend to him Lon- on wife Men’s and Young' Men's and profrs- that sense T TO HIS ARMS WITH JOY. : One Sip~will = convince you experts were right ~it is BEST O jon of her hand. at s0? You two know other! Whyn't you tell me?” Lucinda found her voice all at qnce but hardly herself-possession. “It | Suits $99.50 wa $§927.50 each P smile Linda.” Bel's L was lightly picture mistrusted his| 5 nd ‘mm;l\'u\:. Ihr‘ A5t At iz_’l.vlsm';n has got me in its toils at AN RLAE nly needed that trip out here to decidte me. Now I'm in up to my k% . Something to do, you know When Zinn departed, however, Bel's manner changed “I'm sorry, Linda—I Imean to be a pest—" “Then why are you here?" “Gvive me"* half a chance.” “You had that chance ‘weeks ago, and deliberately refused it. “But surely you got my plaining T was called eas hours' notice, but would soon as I could?" “Possibly!" Linda suggested Jabored scorn, “you misaddressed forgetting which of your feminine acquaintances writing t ' “I addressed it," Bel insisted stout- to Mrs. Bellamy Druce.” “If so, that explains it. They know me at the hotel only as Linda l.ee." When the screen once more shone the ceiling light flashed & smiling cheerfully “No wonder you fell for the screen so-hard, l.inda; you're exquisite, and no mistake." “You said you wanted to explain Bel won't get another chance.” He nodded soberly “I can say all I want to in three minutes Then you're free to call it quits for good, if you like." That posed her rudely. Did he S mean—could it be p le he meant he had become reconciled to the rift Pile Sufferers i i “Can you doubt Can You Answer These Questions? |‘like' RBel?" — | “Bellamy gave his head a stubborn Do you know why ointments do|shake and stepped nearer. ‘‘Pleas no:fighh'e .vr'):x quirkifl"d ‘Hs"im’ r‘”:f" don't’ be angry because of anything y cutting and operations fail? |stupid I may s 1 came out here Do you know the cause of piles is|that first time dead set to win you internal ? back at any cost, still madly ! )2 at a cost, still madiy in love That there is a stagnation of blood | with you, absolutely unable to con- 1“r§h" "’“:‘" h”‘:'l:‘i s i | ceive of. that didn't pivet on o0 you know that there is a harm- | o, & BreBhEAT 1h. kies less internal tablet remedy discovered || Al A T by Dr. Leonhardt and known | possibly KEM-ROID, now hold by Clark & | i e i that | gragl:err:nzn:d;1ruzmst.= generally, hat| sledge Sou could give a ? ! i s e anything to me, when HEM-ROID banishes piles by o wond w6 BliEn moving the internal causes, by free- | T Sibaen. T honid THaks Ve ing blood circulation in the lower| . “_’h,” it ALK 0L UAger« bowel. This simple home areatment | F0 FTHAT S TOE »‘l“[” leaving me has an almost unbelievable redord for [ 0 HEH: ROW I B FOURLE me 4D sure, safe and lasting relief to thous- ”~(: Ll »h-”j cd he up on the ands of pile sick sufferers, and saves | " alcr-wagon, W "4” vT v ever the needless pain and expense of an -1 ).rhl‘n‘l had a .&U.\r.m"]nn of a operation. There is no reason why it since that night you ran should not do the same for you. Best news because it means a handsome sav- - ing for every young man and man who takes advantage of this offer. These Suits are worth considerable more, were made,to sell at higher prices. All the new summer styles; sport find golf models for the young fellow and conserva- tive styles for the older man, were really don't note ex- on two return as and with it, numerous you were THE FABRICS TWEEDS SERGES WORSTEDS ly, Straw Senates The greatest sailor on land or sea. A fine braid Full leather sweat “Ivy” Cushion—which eliminates the stiffness around the inner brim. Comfort Style . . onnors-Halloran The Main Store on the Main Street 215 MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN HOMESPUNS FLANNELS CASSIMERES ODD PANTS to match that odd coat WHITE FLANNEL PANTS Special $ 8 ‘00 the you that's what I'll Prices that do us proud. $2 Others At $1.50 to $5.00 BESSE-LELANDS a Linda. 1 w © pledges life vou flatter yourself would you'd any mean S broken been y—and made me sec what an un-| speakable rotter I'd been, fooling| around with women as I had. That's POLLY AND HER PALS Gives Fair Warning TAKE A SWIM IN THE “Y” POOL Swimming Classes—Mon., Tues., Thurs.—5:30 p. m. Swimming Classes—DBoys, Sat.— 11a m. Classes start Thursday, June 1st, Saturday, June 3rd. SUMMER MEMBERSHIP 4 Months $5.00 The Cook [ wodT TELL A SOUL, SARAH, BUT WHY I’D'D vou LEAVE THE GOODIES ? CAUSE Trey S ALLUS ) FIGHTIA' A4 2an T GOQSmefi; \wfi \ H THE. slEw CoOK! J i) — my COORIN' DID THeY FIGHT? | CONFOUND 'Em! ON: Boy! MORAIN' NOOM AN’ NIGHT! — ;T'mswa‘s YUR Goon FATHERS! WHAT ABOUT? Copynghs 1922, Rewspaper Feature Service Inc Great Brtain nghts reserved.